Short Crete Poems

there was a teacher from crete

whose foot size was quite petite

well students did plot

and to school they brought

some shoes for oversized feet.
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we sailed away to the island of Crete
where night whispers her deceit 
and then we wait for the wheels of
night to turn on the light
where she whisper through the night...

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Vouves Olive Tree.

(The olive tree of Vouves estimated to be over 3000 years old. Still producing delicious olives on the isle of Crete in Greece. The exact age of the tree can not be determined because the heartwood has already rotted away). 

the Vouves olive tree
it is producing olives
her age three thousands...

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Take me to Crete,
or take me to Rhodes
Please Mediterranean 
me in my soul
Salt me in waters
which lapped at the feet
of every sentinel
army's defeat
Blue me in atmospheres
sun up my core
Forgetting me there
makes me just want it more
Take me to Rhodes,
or take me to Crete
Please Mediterranean
me to complete......

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Sweet, sweet, can't be beat
What a treat, love to eat
Veggie meat, cookie sheet
Oats and wheat down the street.

Take a seat off your feet
Here to greet friends from Crete
Cuban Pete in the sleet
Areet pleat, neat, petite.

The elite ocean fleet
No defeat, no retreat
Never cheat, just compete
I entreat my parakeet....

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With wax and feathers 
Strapped to his arms,
Icarus took flight like a bird,
Escaping Crete,
The labyrinth far below.

Forgetting his father’s advice,
Feeling freedom,
Like a moth to a light,
He soared towards the sun.

The wax melted and he moulted,
Then down he plummeted,
To the ocean below,
Where the waves washed over his corpse....

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The cult, the-
rape were also in play,
when Icarus flew out of Crete.

   Carrying the sky
on your shoulders when
   you were burning.

   After visitation 
I will write a poem 
   on the triumph of failure.

   The dialect of body 
will tear down the bed 
   unlearning the love.

   Whom would-
you believe in distress
   unforgiving the sword.


Satish Verma...

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The Dog's Fun with Grandma

My daughter's dog is in love with me?
His dish like, excited eyes seem starving.
But over my legs he goes balmy licking, 
Oh, that ~Olive lotion from Crete!

My legs are ambrosial popsicles to him!
That pooch cannot for hours stop licking.
Oh, that divine exuberance, from the sprit of Mt Olympus ~
Olive lotion from Crete!

Panagiota Romios
4/2/2019...

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DOUBLE THE LIMERICK

There was an old lady from Crete
Who had a goat that continued to bleat
So she took it up the road
For her neighbours to goad
Who in turn kicked it out on the street 

Now to this, the bleating goat took offence
So on another neighbour, jumped their fence
Ate all their veggies, to boot
Until the neighbour did, scoot 
Back to the first neighbour for recompense

Indiana Shaw . . . ; )...

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He was tall and cavalier
Wined me under a chandelier
How he was debonair
With his soft curls of hair
Gallant and handsome
Dance moves for a twosome
He swept me right off my feet
With a sultry accent straight from Crete
How could I ever forget that starlit sundown
And that bartender from the other side of town



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on September 12, 2019 for contest I’LL NEVER FORGET WHAT’S HIS/HER NAME sponsored by JOHN LAWLESS...

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Right now I’d be visiting Greece
If all travel did not simply cease
Seeing Athens and Crete
And, to me, such a treat – 
Santorini, where stress would release.

I’ve seen pictures and all I can say
Is such beauty just blows me away.
Going there was a dream
But today it must seem
Like a scene from a movie or play.

Though I’ve heard of a virtual tour
As a way to long-distance explore
That has little appeal
Like a virtual meal
Which just teases and makes you want more....

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The greatest of all the trees 
if pressed would be the olive tree.
Surely, created by mother nature.
At a place where the Aegean Sea,
stretches out to meet the land of Crete.
Nature has bestowed upon her a majestic tree 
with a warm climate with rich fertile lands.
And crowned her with the sun.
And bathed her with the sea,
Nurturing the soul of the olive tree.
A wonderful gift to mankind and yet,
It was puzzling to his mind but over time,
He discovered the worth of the olive tree....

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